Street-sign.



J. STRAOHAN. STREET SIGN. APPLICATION FILED AUG 29, 1911.

1 51 54 B Patented Jan.21,1913.

WITNESSES JOHN STRACHAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

STREET-SIGN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 21, i913.

Application filed August 29, 1911. Serial No. 646,586.

To all whom it may concern Be it own that I, JOHN STRACHAN, a

I citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented a new and inrposition on the sidewalk, the construction andarrangement being such that portions thereof are protected from injuryby the wheels of passing vehicles.

A further object of my invention is to provide a new and improved streetsign especially adapted to be positioned on the curb, the sign beingconstructed and arranged in such a way that it may be easily seen frompassing cars or from the sidewalk of intersecting streets.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as thedescription thereof proceeds, all of which is particularly pointed outand included in the appended claim. a 7

Reference is tobe had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification in which similar characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view showing a sign in position; Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof the sign; Fig. 3 is a sectional view thereof.

The sign is composed of a suitable body, preferably of integralconstruction, and comprises the parts 1, 2, which extend at right anglesto each other, each of'these parts forming a frame having anintermediate removed portion 3 adapted to receive and hold a-number ofcharacters 4 setting forth the names of intersecting streets on thecorners of which the sign is adapted to be placed. The intermediateremoved portion 3 is of greater width adjacent its bottom, as at 4whereby when units containin suitable characters are assembled withinthis portion, they will be held against reengage with the bottom of theremoved portion. By constructing the sign in this way a large number ofbodies or frames may be made similar in construction each of which isadapted to receive separate elements consisting of numerals or letters,thereby providing for signs at diflerent points of intersection whichinsures a low cost of production. a

As shown particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, the part 1 is preferablyextended for a short distance beyond the outside of the part 2, v

as at 6, so that when the wheel of a vehicle passes closely adjacent thecurb it will come into engagement -with this extension or shoulder 6whereby it is kept out of contact with the part 2 which is thusprotected from injury; referring particularly to Fig.

2 it will be noted that the ends 6 of the extension or shoulder 6 do notterminate abruptly but taper, gradually approaching the ,curbing along acurve, whereby an abrupt shoulder is avoided at these points, the curveformation providing for easy travel of the peripheral portions of thewheel in engagement with the; sign.

- Each of the partsl and 2 is providedadj acent its rear surface with asuitable fabric.

7, such as a woven Wire or other suitable material, the presence ofwhich ofiers a firm engagement between'the body of the sign and theplasticor concrete 8 within which the sign'i's positioned; the plasticengages opposite sides of the fabric so that interlocking of the partsis insuredand displacement or removal of the si is prevented.

The sign is provided with suitable securing means in the nature ofscrews or bolts 9 which engage in a suitable securing-member 10 carriedwithin the walker curbing, which member may be a quantity of lead pouredtherein or an expansion bolt or a plug of any suitable material; Aconvenient securing member may be made up from a length of pipe, theinside ofwhich is threaded and thelower end of which is flattened, asshown particularly in Fig. 3, whereby it will-be held against turningwhen embedded in the plastic as the screw or bolt is tightened.

The sign just described is especially adapt.

ed for use on the curbs of intersecting streets as shown in Fig. l whichhave car lines thereon so that, as the car proceeds, the

names of the difi'erent crossstreets may be easily seen from the car.

The material of which the parts of the sign is made may be varieddepending on the wishes of those usin the same and the units 4 may be ofany esired .size or configuration and mat be in the nature of letters ornumerals, t e inventive idea being to provide a sign made u of a body orframe having a number 0 independent units therein, the frame with theunits being especially adapted to be positioned on" a side walk adjacentthe curb to'indicate thenames position, lying on top of the curb, andthe other along the side. thereof, each of the said parts being adaptedto contain suitable letters or numerals, the vsaid part lyin on top ofthe curb being extended beyond t e outer face of the one extending alongthe side of the curb for a suitable distance, the ends of the saidextension being curved, whereby when the sign is in posit-ion, theletters or numerals on the part adjacent the-side of "the curb will beprotected from injury, due

to passing wheels, the wheels engaging the said extending portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN STRACHAN.

Witnesses;-

PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS, LAURENCE J. GALLAGHER.

